rap at (someone or something)

1. To strike something with one or more quick, light blows, as when getting someone's attention; to knock or tap at something swiftly and lightly. I thought I heard someone rapping at my window in the middle of the night, so I was wide awake with fear until morning! The wind was causing a tree branch to rap at the door in a most unsettling manner.

2. To utter spoken word rhymes meant to mock or denigrate another person during a rap battle. You've got to have thick skin when someone's rapping at you, but you also have to know that it's all just part of the game.

rap at something

and rap on something

to tap on something to attract someone's attention. Who is that rapping at my door? Someone is rapping at the window, trying to get my attention. I will rap on her window and try to wake her.

词组	rap at (someone or something)
释义	rap at (someone or something) rap at (someone or something) 1. To strike something with one or more quick, light blows, as when getting someone's attention; to knock or tap at something swiftly and lightly. I thought I heard someone rapping at my window in the middle of the night, so I was wide awake with fear until morning! The wind was causing a tree branch to rap at the door in a most unsettling manner. 2. To utter spoken word rhymes meant to mock or denigrate another person during a rap battle. You've got to have thick skin when someone's rapping at you, but you also have to know that it's all just part of the game. See also: rap Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. rap at something and rap on something to tap on something to attract someone's attention. Who is that rapping at my door? Someone is rapping at the window, trying to get my attention. I will rap on her window and try to wake her. See also: rap McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: a slew of (something) (one) could use (something) (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you (one) never would have guessed (one) doesn't give a rip (about something) all right (one) doesn't give a hoot (about something) a/the feel of (something) (one) won't hear of (something) a straw will show which way the wind blows
随便看	between Scylla and Charybdis between (someone or something) and (someone or something else) between the devil and the deep blue sea between the hammer and the anvil between the jigs and the reels between the/(one's) ears between the pipes between the sheets between the sticks between two fires between two stools, one falls to the ground between wind and water between you and me between you and me and the bedpost between you, (and) me, and the bedpost between you and me and the bedpost/gatepost/four walls/lamppost between you, (and) me, and the gatepost between you me and the bedpost between you, me and the bedpost between you, me, and the bedpost between you, me and the gatepost between you, me, and the lamppost between you, me, and these four walls between your ears be twice the man or woman that someone is